When Rick Peterson came out of exile in October and agreed to become the Milwaukee Brewers' third pitching coach in eight months, he took on a massive renovation job. Milwaukee's pitching scraped bottom last season.

The Milwaukee Brewers remained cautiously optimistic Monday that they can retain free agent starter CC Sabathia one day after he met with the New York Yankees' front office at the annual winter meetings.

Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks tore cartilage in his left knee and was replaced on the postseason roster Sunday with top prospect Alcides Escobar. Assistant general manager Gord Ash said an MRI on Weeks showed a meniscus tear. Weeks would be eligible to return for the World Series if he can play through the injury. He will need surgery to correct the problem, which has not been scheduled.